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A photograph of a dreadlocked man in saffron-orange robes placing a saffron shawl printed with script around the neck of a kneeling, short-haired man in a white garment with a tilak mark on his forehead. A woman in white with a red bindi leans in to assist, holding fabric. Behind them, several women in white saris and rudraksha malas stand watching in an indoor hall. The saffron shawl carries printed text reading Nithyanandam. The person in saffron has long matted locks and a beard, with a distinctive appearance matching the page's reference to a person, though this is an appearance-based candidate only.

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A ceremonial moment in a hall with white-clad devotees standing behind. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, reaches toward a light-haired man in a white dhoti and orange shawl printed with a person script; the second man has a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a black wristwatch. Behind them, women in white garments with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a gold-edged fabric is visible at the left edge. The bearded man in saffron appears to be giving a blessing or initiation, with an appearance-based candidate for a person in the saffron wrap with long dreadlocks and rudraksha mala.2017-07-30A photograph of a formal indoor ceremony in a room with red and gold drapes and a painted rock-and-waterfall backdrop. A seated woman in a rust-brown sari with a white-pink-orange flower garland is bowed toward by a man with white hair and glasses, wearing a sage-green kurta and an orange shawl with dark printed patterns, who places his hand on her shoulder. Behind them a woman in white and a shaved-headed man in white stand near the seating, and a few more people in white are visible at the right edge.2014-07-27A photograph of a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and an orange-red shawl printed with black text, bowing with his hands together toward a seated man in a rust-red garment and a long gold garland of beads. The seated man, smiling, extends his palm toward the shawl draped over the bowing man's arms. Behind them stands a golden throne with carved gold filigree, and a dark metal cobra-shaped ornament sits near the seated man. A third man in orange with glasses smiles in the background at right, and red curtains fill the setting.2014-07-25July 01 20162016-07-01July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a long-haired, bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl with long dreadlocks, seated on the left and extending his hand toward a younger man on the right who holds a sheet of white paper and wears rudraksha malas and a white garment. Behind them, a woman with a red bindi and a woman in white with rudraksha beads stand watching; a golden deity murti and a red curtain are visible. The scene appears to be a ceremonial exchange or blessing. The man in saffron is an appearance-based candidate for a person and is shown in person, while the others are devotees.2017-07-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment between two men at close range. On the left, an older man with short grey hair wears a white shirt, a dark rudraksha mala, and an orange scarf printed with mantra-like script, and he is smiling. On the right, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a dark beard wears a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body and holds his hands on the older man's shoulders in a blessing gesture. Behind them, several people in white clothes with yellow waist cloths and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in anjali, and a figure in a yellow-and-gold garment is partly visible at lower right beside a brass object.2017-06-19A seated person in a rust-orange robe with a multicolour garland of red, white and orange flowers receives a framed gift from an older man in a sage-green kurta with an orange-and-black patterned shawl. Behind them a standing woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white churidar-style clothing, watch. A waterfall photo backdrop and red drapes frame the room, and a white-clad woman and a dark-clothed person stand at the right.2014-07-27July 01 20162016-07-01A satsang hall with a purple and gold backdrop and golden pillars. A seated bare-chested figure with a bun, wearing a golden-brown and orange shawl and a heavy beaded mala, leans forward toward an older man in glasses and a grey-khaki top draped in a red-orange shawl with printed script. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange shawls and orange mala beads watch, and a cameraman and a woman in white stand near a stage with a camera tripod and lit arch.2015-10-08May 11 20162016-05-11A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-yellow robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange scarf printed with script. The standing man holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them, a gold-carved throne and red drapes frame the scene, and two people in white and red garments stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by turban, mala and robe cues, giving a blessing.2015-10-25